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Forest River federal Placard may indicate an incorrect Gross Axle Weight Rating (gawr) of 2,200 lbs when the correct gawr actually is 3,000 lbs.

NHTSA campaign 17V-235 · Reported April 7, 2017 · 7 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Forest River
VEHICLES AFFECTED
7
REMEDY
Forest River will notify owner's, and dealers will install a corrected Federal Placard, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Forest River, Inc. reported a problem with the other labels. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The Federal Placard may indicate an incorrect Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) of 2,200 lbs when the correct GAWR actually is 3,000 lbs. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 567, "Certification."

WHY IT MATTERS

Inaccurate GAWR information on the Federal placard can increase the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Forest River will notify owner's, and dealers will install a corrected Federal Placard, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 17V-235.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 17V-235

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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